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St. Michaels Golden-Domed Monastery, Kiev

St. Michael's Golden-Domed Monastery is a functioning monastery in Kiev, the capital of Ukraine. Originally built in the Middle Ages, the monastery comprises the Cathedral itself, the Refectory of St. John the Divine, built in 1713 and the monastery's bell tower, which was added circa 1716-1719. The original cathedral was demolished under the Stalin regime in the 1930s, but was reconstructed and opened in 1999 following Ukrainian independence in 1991

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Sofia Icon

A dramatic sunset frames the Alexander Nevskey Cathedral. Built in Neo-Byzantine style, it serves as the cathedral church of Bulgaria and is one of the largest Eastern Orthodox cathedrals in the world, as well as one of Sofia's symbols and primary tourist attractions

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Saint Damien, c.1490 (oil on wood)

898004 Saint Damien, c.1490 (oil on wood) by Bermejo, (Bartolome de Cardenas) (c.1435/40-1500); 165.5x77 cm; Museu Nacional de Arte Antiga, Lisbon, Portugal; (add.info.: Arab physician died c.a€‰AD 287 as Christian martyr, along with his twin brother Cosmas); Spanish, out of copyright

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